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Premium Asugukh Diary of Erika ("Blue"). Entry 6.
27.02.1001
We're heading to the obelisk... On the way we ran into some guy named Ferrous. Turns out he was also cursed by a knight. There was no time for long explanations, so we quickly refreshed his memory about the events of a year ago and dragged him along with us.
Somehow we made it to the place. The weather sucks. We're standing in front of the obelisk, and there's that same red-eyed fellow who "visited" me a year ago. He's also the "black knight." He's also some Sir Tann from some Nefria or other.
Then it gets more interesting... Linshi turned out not to be Linshi at all, but some Phantom of the Silver Moon. Isn't she the one selling stuff at the corresponding shop in Niniamat? I don't really feel like going back there anymore...
There was also another girl there named Aya. Apparently some acquaintance of Asmidul's.
"I want to visit all the obelisks," says Tann — "But they won't accept me, so you'll do it for me." Well, holy crap...
I didn't learn anything substantial about the obelisks beyond what I already knew from books. Except they did give me a more precise location for the obelisk of darkness in Barsin.
Then they just... vanished. But there is one upside to this story: the obelisk of fire gave my "bathhouse" a pretty nice "upgrade"...
Nothing special in Onkaih. Besides the administration and transport station, there's some kind of observatory, an erudition guild, as well as dwellings (5 of them) belonging to some people: Aiza, Deleza, Inaka, Lukona and Nitra. Nitra seems to be a water miracle worker. At least I don't know any other Nitras... Inak? Don't know, probably "that very one"... No shops, restaurants, etc. Sadness...
We head to the transport station. We duly find out that due to a raid from the north, transport is temporarily not running. Just great... We also met some Calcitan who was "going on" about Onkaih. He's gone now...
We go to the erudites' guild. Some guy there named Jalter Fonezog told us something about the city of Libertia in the land of Liberis. And he also said something about Mamonir. Then he teleported us to the capital. Fortunately successfully... Not like some Anlak or other... By the way, Anlak!!! I'd heard about him from Professor Peleng too. How could I have forgotten about him... Also, on the map Asmidul showed, I saw Anlak's Mine. I wonder what that thing is? There were also gates I already knew: Sushin, Ninug, Farksit and Excommunication. Plus unfamiliar places: House of Oaths, Noir Embassy, Fort Zulait, Illusory City, Adventurer's Refuge, and some strange spots: three numbered 1, 2, 3 and two marked with ???. But those aren't "that very shop" in the capital: one is outside the city, and the other is out in the desert (could that be that very headquarters I once read about?).
The capital is a complete mess. Shops are closed, the library isn't working... From a guard I learned that some Harran "sorties" are to blame. Some Zezilion Bakartados, apparently. He's gone now... Transport, at least, seems to be running. That's good.
At the port things are sad: ships are "on a leash"... Can't sail away and can't ride away. The "secret tunnel" to Calcitus, which Zibaba told us about, turns out to be destroyed too. There's no way out except through the "Southern Gates"...
Asmidul handed out his home address to everyone. Might come in handy.
We met Scar. He told us about his armor. Not everyone could carry such a thing. Certainly not the newly-minted "Calcitan king". So Ginza has the armor...
28.02.1001
Went to Mufigur. Nothing special there: Administration, Transport Station, Adventurers' Guild, Mufigur Arena, Jingo's Workshop and Quicksand.
The arena? Nah, forget it, one arena is enough for me for now... Jingo is apparently the one Scar and Zibaba talked about at the tournament. Sand? Nooo... Sand is beyond the gates, but here there's a very useful shop. The merchant says the goods are cheap, but no more than one item per face... Stocked up on useful "desert" gear.
At the guild I asked about the raid on the "Storm". Some guy (apparently one of the members) said the raid failed and advised me to find out the details in the capital...
Came home to Shingen. Opened the mailbox and... a Mushroom attacked me. No, it wasn't Jack and it wasn't Nebos, but some third one. Where did it come from? Is it that third one that stayed behind in the "Star"? Could someone have bought it before the shop disappeared? Or maybe its owner is somewhere nearby? Anyway, I had to defend myself, so that mushroom is no more. Before the end it managed to say it was some kind of scout and that its boss would definitely get me. What kind of "boss" that is and why the hell it wants me, alas, remains unknown...
01.03.1001
Went to the mania of research. Same as a year ago, some strange sounds... I need to send Kamistella on reconnaissance with her charm...
Went to the guild. Today I was greeted by Belladonium Abazhur — a dark miracle worker. Had a chat with him, told him a bit about the incident in Shin...
Rode to Enlil. First stopped by Shinli's shop. To my surprise, I found out it's no longer a shop but a restaurant. Apparently filling in for the Good Manticore, which used to be in town and disappeared along with its owner Drudge. Nothing else to do: ate some potatoes with mushrooms... Yes, yes, not every mushroom is a sentient being. And not every seemingly sentient being is human! If Jack ever comes back, I'll offer him, should he wish, a taste of "man-flesh" — beyond the Sushin gates...
Stopped by Chara to see Shiza Sadame. A pair of boots would suit me, but they're men's and I don't have enough money anyway...
Next, off to Symphony of Happiness to see Letitia Lono. There's a nice dress, but no money...
Dropped by the farm. Tinaal Lodoss said that some jerk from Ruzaniel showed up and infected all the livestock. No milk!
Didn't go to the Enlil adventurers' guild — they wouldn't know anything about their "Storm" anyway...
Kamistella wasn't home, so I'm going to sleep at the administration building.
02.03.1001
Heading to Sugar...
Days: 4
Locations: 35
Characters: 22
TOTAL: 61
+1 to faith...
Added 9 minutes later
Remembering that Tann gets rid of "outsiders", Erika neatly wrote a word of caution on the cover for those wishing to rummage through other people's belongings:
Before reading this diary — think carefully!
27.02.1001
We're heading to the obelisk... On the way we ran into some guy named Ferrous. Turns out he was also cursed by a knight. There was no time for long explanations, so we quickly refreshed his memory about the events of a year ago and dragged him along with us.
Somehow we made it to the place. The weather sucks. We're standing in front of the obelisk, and there's that same red-eyed fellow who "visited" me a year ago. He's also the "black knight." He's also some Sir Tann from some Nefria or other.
Then it gets more interesting... Linshi turned out not to be Linshi at all, but some Phantom of the Silver Moon. Isn't she the one selling stuff at the corresponding shop in Niniamat? I don't really feel like going back there anymore...
There was also another girl there named Aya. Apparently some acquaintance of Asmidul's.
"I want to visit all the obelisks," says Tann — "But they won't accept me, so you'll do it for me." Well, holy crap...
I didn't learn anything substantial about the obelisks beyond what I already knew from books. Except they did give me a more precise location for the obelisk of darkness in Barsin.
Then they just... vanished. But there is one upside to this story: the obelisk of fire gave my "bathhouse" a pretty nice "upgrade"...
Nothing special in Onkaih. Besides the administration and transport station, there's some kind of observatory, an erudition guild, as well as dwellings (5 of them) belonging to some people: Aiza, Deleza, Inaka, Lukona and Nitra. Nitra seems to be a water miracle worker. At least I don't know any other Nitras... Inak? Don't know, probably "that very one"... No shops, restaurants, etc. Sadness...
We head to the transport station. We duly find out that due to a raid from the north, transport is temporarily not running. Just great... We also met some Calcitan who was "going on" about Onkaih. He's gone now...
We go to the erudites' guild. Some guy there named Jalter Fonezog told us something about the city of Libertia in the land of Liberis. And he also said something about Mamonir. Then he teleported us to the capital. Fortunately successfully... Not like some Anlak or other... By the way, Anlak!!! I'd heard about him from Professor Peleng too. How could I have forgotten about him... Also, on the map Asmidul showed, I saw Anlak's Mine. I wonder what that thing is? There were also gates I already knew: Sushin, Ninug, Farksit and Excommunication. Plus unfamiliar places: House of Oaths, Noir Embassy, Fort Zulait, Illusory City, Adventurer's Refuge, and some strange spots: three numbered 1, 2, 3 and two marked with ???. But those aren't "that very shop" in the capital: one is outside the city, and the other is out in the desert (could that be that very headquarters I once read about?).
The capital is a complete mess. Shops are closed, the library isn't working... From a guard I learned that some Harran "sorties" are to blame. Some Zezilion Bakartados, apparently. He's gone now... Transport, at least, seems to be running. That's good.
At the port things are sad: ships are "on a leash"... Can't sail away and can't ride away. The "secret tunnel" to Calcitus, which Zibaba told us about, turns out to be destroyed too. There's no way out except through the "Southern Gates"...
Asmidul handed out his home address to everyone. Might come in handy.
We met Scar. He told us about his armor. Not everyone could carry such a thing. Certainly not the newly-minted "Calcitan king". So Ginza has the armor...
28.02.1001
Went to Mufigur. Nothing special there: Administration, Transport Station, Adventurers' Guild, Mufigur Arena, Jingo's Workshop and Quicksand.
The arena? Nah, forget it, one arena is enough for me for now... Jingo is apparently the one Scar and Zibaba talked about at the tournament. Sand? Nooo... Sand is beyond the gates, but here there's a very useful shop. The merchant says the goods are cheap, but no more than one item per face... Stocked up on useful "desert" gear.
At the guild I asked about the raid on the "Storm". Some guy (apparently one of the members) said the raid failed and advised me to find out the details in the capital...
Came home to Shingen. Opened the mailbox and... a Mushroom attacked me. No, it wasn't Jack and it wasn't Nebos, but some third one. Where did it come from? Is it that third one that stayed behind in the "Star"? Could someone have bought it before the shop disappeared? Or maybe its owner is somewhere nearby? Anyway, I had to defend myself, so that mushroom is no more. Before the end it managed to say it was some kind of scout and that its boss would definitely get me. What kind of "boss" that is and why the hell it wants me, alas, remains unknown...
01.03.1001
Went to the mania of research. Same as a year ago, some strange sounds... I need to send Kamistella on reconnaissance with her charm...
Went to the guild. Today I was greeted by Belladonium Abazhur — a dark miracle worker. Had a chat with him, told him a bit about the incident in Shin...
Rode to Enlil. First stopped by Shinli's shop. To my surprise, I found out it's no longer a shop but a restaurant. Apparently filling in for the Good Manticore, which used to be in town and disappeared along with its owner Drudge. Nothing else to do: ate some potatoes with mushrooms... Yes, yes, not every mushroom is a sentient being. And not every seemingly sentient being is human! If Jack ever comes back, I'll offer him, should he wish, a taste of "man-flesh" — beyond the Sushin gates...
Stopped by Chara to see Shiza Sadame. A pair of boots would suit me, but they're men's and I don't have enough money anyway...
Next, off to Symphony of Happiness to see Letitia Lono. There's a nice dress, but no money...
Dropped by the farm. Tinaal Lodoss said that some jerk from Ruzaniel showed up and infected all the livestock. No milk!
Didn't go to the Enlil adventurers' guild — they wouldn't know anything about their "Storm" anyway...
Kamistella wasn't home, so I'm going to sleep at the administration building.
02.03.1001
Heading to Sugar...
Days: 4
Locations: 35
Characters: 22
TOTAL: 61
+1 to faith...
Added 9 minutes later
Remembering that Tann gets rid of "outsiders", Erika neatly wrote a word of caution on the cover for those wishing to rummage through other people's belongings:
Before reading this diary — think carefully!
Ничто не возникает из ничего и ничто не пропадает бесследно.
Если где-то чего-то убудет, то в другом месте добавится.
(Закон сохранения).
Если где-то чего-то убудет, то в другом месте добавится.
(Закон сохранения).